Photos of Nepal and the Himalaya Mountains |
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 Syabru, Nepal Syabru, Nepal is a beautiful little village in the Himalaya Mountains. |
 Yak in Himalayas Grazing at nearly 5,000 meters elevation, this yak was photographed near Kyangin Gompa in the Himalaya Mountains of Nepal. |
 Nepalese Prayer Wall High in the Himalaya Mountains of Nepal, in an area known as Langtang, the buddhists have built prayer walls made of intricately carved stones. These prayer walls sometimes stretch for perhaps a hundred meters. |
 Weathered Face This man was photographed near the village of Langtang, Nepal in the Himalaya Mountains. |
 Snakecharmer #1 This is one of the snake charmers near the Pasupathinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. |
 Holy Man In Kathmandu, Nepal the dead are cremated outside the Pasupathinath Temple and their remains brushed into the Bagmati River. Near the Pasupathinath temple, holy men and snake charmers greet passersby. |
Children in Langtang These are children in the village of Langtang, Nepal - high in the Himalaya Mountains. |
Village and Mountains Villages in the Himalaya Mountains of Nepal typically stretch along a ridge of mountaintops. Many of these are entirely isolated and can be reached only by foot. |
Hayloft and Mountains The location of this hayloft provides a beautiufl view of the Himalaya Mountains of Nepal. |
 Near Kyangin Gompa |
 Mundu, Nepal Mundu is one of the villages encountered during Nepal's Langtang trek. |
 River from Langshish Glacier This is a river formed from the meltwater of Langshisha Glacier in Nepal. |
 Huts and Mountains These shepherd huts are near Kyangin Gumpa at about 4200 meters elevation in the Himalaya Mountains. |
 Looking Down on Langtang, Nepal The Langtang trek in Nepal follows high mountain viewpoints - this one providing a view down upon the village of Langtang itself. |
 Funeral Pyres at Pasupathinath The dead are cremated at the Pasupathinath Temple in Kathmandu and the remains placed in the Bagmati River. |
 Chitwan Elephant Elephants can be ridden through the Chitwan Jungle to search for the wildlife there. It is perhaps the only animal that the Rhino fears. Rhinos are easily seen in Chitwan. |
 Syabru Woman and Children This woman is an innkeeper in Syabru, Nepal. |
 Women With Fuel Fuel is precious high in the Himalayas. At and above the treeline, yak dung is frequently used. |
 Langtang Trek Profile Beyond Langtang and Kyangin Gumpa, it's possible to hike to the Langshisha Glacier at about 5200 meters elevation in the Himalaya Mountains. |
 Hotel With Solar Water Heater Virtually all of the hotels in the villages throughout the Himalaya Mountains have solar heated water tanks. It is ironic that these backward villages are, in this way, more advanced than the vast majority of cities, towns, and villages in the US. |
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